§ 136A.1 Purpose
§ 136A.2 Definitions
§ 136A.3 Establishment of center for congenital and inherited disorders — duties
§ 136A.3A Congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee established — process for addition of conditions to newborn screening
§ 136A.4 Genetic health services
§ 136A.5 Newborn screening
§ 136A.5A Newborn critical congenital heart disease screening
§ 136A.5B Cytomegalovirus public health initiative
§ 136A.6 Central registry
§ 136A.7 Confidentiality
§ 136A.8 Rules
§ 136A.9 Cooperation of other agencies

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 136A - Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders

  • advisory committee: means the congenital and inherited disorders advisory committee created in this chapter. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Attending health care provider: means a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Disorder: means a congenital or inherited disorder. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Genetics: means the study of inheritance and how genes contribute to health conditions and the potential for disease. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Genomics: means the functions and interactions of all human genes and their variation within human populations, including their interaction with environmental factors, and their contribution to health. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Inherited disorder: means a condition caused by an abnormal change in a gene or genes passed from a parent or parents to their child. See Iowa Code 136A.2
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • Stillbirth: means an unintended fetal death occurring after a gestation period of twenty completed weeks, or an unintended fetal death of a fetus with a weight of three hundred fifty or more grams. See Iowa Code 136A.2